62 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         Liber A.   Smith of the aforesaid Isle daughter vnto John Smith planter.

               Knowe all men therefore by these prsents that I John Smith

               ffather vnto the said Katheren for divers good reasons mee

               therevnto moveing, and for the better Improveing the estate

               for my said daughters vse haue hereby sold all my daughters

               rights & titles in the said estate whatsoever belonging or any

               wayes appertayning vnto the said Henry Crawley deceased

               moveing or being in or vppon the aforesaid Island or els-

               where vnto Mr Wifim Branthwait Coffiander of the Isle of Kent,

               the said Mr Willm Branthwate paying vnto the said John

               Smith for the vse of his said daughter Katheren 2000 l of

               Tobacco in leafe and one House and plantacon comonly called

               Craford ffort belonging vnto the said Mr Wifim Branthwait

               with all rights & titles therevnto belonging Provided that the

               said John Smith pay vnto Robert Cowper Carpenter ffive hun-

               dred pounds of Tob: for the making of one Shedd and lathing

               the Chymney of the said House And likewise the said Willm

               Branthwait is to give vnto the said John Smith for the vse of

               the said Katheren one servant called by the name of Henry

               Cartwright and one ifiock bedd wch the said servant vse to lye

               vppon, and one Blankett The said John Smith warranting the

               said Willm Branthwait quiett possion of the said estate without

               lett or disturbance the said Wifim Branthwat being at all charge

               for the proveing the said Will and likewise paying the debts

               of the said Henry Crawley wherevnto both parties haue sett

               theire hands this 18th of ffebruary 1639.

                                 Copia vera testis Phillipp Conner

                15 March An Administracon is this day granted to Phillip

               Conner gent of the goods chattells debts and psonall estate of

               Robert Short of the Isle of Kent planter deceased in the

               behaulf of his children and power given to Capt Robert

               Vaughan to take his oath in the vsuall manner, the Inventory

               to bee exhibited by Michas next vnles &c

                15 March An Administracon is this day granted to Mr

               Thomas Ward Chirurgion in right of Eliz his wife of the

               psonall estate of Edward Comins of the Isle of Kent planter

               deceased on the behaulf and to the vse of the children of the

               said Edward, and power given to Mr Phillipp Conner to take

               his Oath and take security as hee shall thing fitt The Inventory

               to bee exhibited by Michas next vnles &c.

                15 March An Administracon is this day granted to Susan

               Porter widowe of the personall estate of Willm Porter of the

               Isle of Kent her late Husband deceased And power is given

               to Capt Robert Vaughan to take her oath & security if hee